Audubon Aquatint, Ferruginous Thrush
AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Ferruginous Thrush, Plate 116.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
37 3/4" x 25" sheet, 45 1/2" x 32 1/2" framed.
Comparables: Guernsey's, 2013 - $19,520; Arader Galleries, 2016 - $19,520.
"This scene excite[s] the compassion of any one who is an admirer of woodland melody, or who sympathizes with the courageous spirit which the male bird shews, as he defends his nest, and exerts all his powers to extricate his beloved mate from the coils of the vile snake..." - (Audubon's Ornithological Biography, 1831).
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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Ferruginous Thrush, Plate 116.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
37 3/4" x 25" sheet, 45 1/2" x 32 1/2" framed.
Comparables: Guernsey's, 2013 - $19,520; Arader Galleries, 2016 - $19,520.
"This scene excite[s] the compassion of any one who is an admirer of woodland melody, or who sympathizes with the courageous spirit which the male bird shews, as he defends his nest, and exerts all his powers to extricate his beloved mate from the coils of the vile snake..." - (Audubon's Ornithological Biography, 1831).
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